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the county is looking for more than $1 billion from the government. county officials don't expect to get that total amount but hope to get something to alleviate some of those traffic problem. >>> a metro bus driver is upped investigation after this video popped up online. check it out. it appears to show the driver holding and possibly reading a newspaper behind the wheel. the rider, who posted the video on the blog unsuck d.c. metro says it happened on the d-2 route during the morning rush last monday. they say the driver has the paper in his hands during a long stretch of the route, both while stopped and while driving. riders we showed this video to were outraged. >> you're reading newspaper. you're putting yourself in danger. you're putting your passengers at danger. >> it's a safety violation. come on, metro. do your job. check into your drivers and figure out what's going on. >> it is difficult to tell from the video if the driver was read lli ing the paper or just holding it. either way, aaa says it is distracted driving, and it puts the drive
the county is looking for more than $1 billion from the government. county officials don't expect to get that total amount but hope to get something to alleviate some of those traffic problem. >>> a metro bus driver is upped investigation after this video popped up online. check it out. it appears to show the driver holding and possibly reading a newspaper behind the wheel. the rider, who posted the video on the blog unsuck d.c. metro says it happened on the d-2 route during the...
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. >>> in syria tensioned at a boiling point between rebels and the government. syrian rebels have declared damascus international airport a military target, warning civilians and airlines not to approach it. this comes as reports of the government preparing to use chemical weapons on the civilians there. since march of 2011, 40,000 people have been killed in the country's civil war. >>> a u.s. capitol police officer is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a car. this happened around 8:30 last night around massachusetts avenue in northeast washington. we're told the officer was hit during a traffic stop. her condition has not been released. so far no charges have been filed against the driver. >>> a video posted online is sparking an investigation of a metro bus driver. check it out. this video appears to show the driver holding and possibly even reading a newspaper behind the wheel. the rider who shot this video on unsuck d.c. metro posted it online. metro will start monitoring some of its employees next year, including bus drivers, to make sure they
. >>> in syria tensioned at a boiling point between rebels and the government. syrian rebels have declared damascus international airport a military target, warning civilians and airlines not to approach it. this comes as reports of the government preparing to use chemical weapons on the civilians there. since march of 2011, 40,000 people have been killed in the country's civil war. >>> a u.s. capitol police officer is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a car....
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assume anything about the government, ashleigh. they're pretty lax in a lot of respects, and you know, i think the menendez people are ultimately going to say, hey, this is a volunteer. this is a volunteer intern. we don't -- it's not employee. >> you you don't have to be paid? you can't volunteer. you have to be part of paid program. >> i'm looking at athe statutes in this area, and it's clear that federal law requires you to confirm that somebody has the right to work in this country when they're an employee. i don't see anything that says an intern or a volunteer is an employee. so i think if somebody walks into your office and says, hey, i'd like to volunteer and see what it's like for me to be working in a law firm, i don't think i have to run a background economic. >> we have talked about juvenile offenders before, and apparently this allegation of a sex offense was born of a juvenile action, okay? some of the reporting suggests that the prosecutor's office in new jersey where this happened said that this young man registered
assume anything about the government, ashleigh. they're pretty lax in a lot of respects, and you know, i think the menendez people are ultimately going to say, hey, this is a volunteer. this is a volunteer intern. we don't -- it's not employee. >> you you don't have to be paid? you can't volunteer. you have to be part of paid program. >> i'm looking at athe statutes in this area, and it's clear that federal law requires you to confirm that somebody has the right to work in this...
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democrats are professionals about big korbel government -- porkbarrel government. instead of the cheap imitation of the republicans trying to be like barack obama. charles: some republicans have done a pretty good job with spending as well. before i let you go, i want to ask about the controversy of freedom works. it is a kind of thing that the mainstream media has been talking about. you let freedom works and a half. give us a little insight into what happened. >> first of all, largely unrelated to the tea party movement. i left there because i had serious concerns about the ethical and moral behavior of the senior leadership. i don't particularly want to discuss that at length. i think you will be resolved. i am consoled by my certain knowledge that time will heal all wounds and this will be all sorted out. but it has nothing to do with with john boehner's misguided sense, his colleagues, all of who were elected as republicans on the republican ticket. or the notion that people have been dreaming about since 2009, that the tea party will dry up. tea party activis
democrats are professionals about big korbel government -- porkbarrel government. instead of the cheap imitation of the republicans trying to be like barack obama. charles: some republicans have done a pretty good job with spending as well. before i let you go, i want to ask about the controversy of freedom works. it is a kind of thing that the mainstream media has been talking about. you let freedom works and a half. give us a little insight into what happened. >> first of all, largely...
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but the skies darkened for him, he said, when he refused to bribe the government. he started a company that turned jungle plants into med sun, but he says, his failure to bribe brought on a raid on his lab last may, on suspicion he was manufacturing meth. he was never charged. then, last month, just a day after four of his dogs were poisoned, his neighbor, faull, was found shot in the head. weeks earlier, say officials, this petition, obtained by abc news, complaining of mcafee's shotgun slinging security guards and his vicious dogs. >> he loved dogs. he couldn't hurt or harm anyone's dogs. we didn't get along. he drank too much. he did not have a bad heart. he could not have poisoned dogs. >> reporter: his antics have left many questioning his sanity. paranoid? >> i don't think so. why do they keep -- i think you or someone were there when they were searching. if they're not after me, then we have a mass hallucination and we should all commit ourselves. >> reporter: to avoid that man hunt, he hid. what's been the hardest part? >> not seeing the sun a lot. when we
but the skies darkened for him, he said, when he refused to bribe the government. he started a company that turned jungle plants into med sun, but he says, his failure to bribe brought on a raid on his lab last may, on suspicion he was manufacturing meth. he was never charged. then, last month, just a day after four of his dogs were poisoned, his neighbor, faull, was found shot in the head. weeks earlier, say officials, this petition, obtained by abc news, complaining of mcafee's shotgun...
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he believes he is a victim of government conspiracy. >> the story has to get out. i have documentation that proves the intense corruption at all levels of the belizian government. now that i am safe, i can speak freely. >> he was arrested for entering guatemala illegally. he is facing deportation back to beliz. >>> oakland police have fended off the feds for now. the city cut a last-minute deal with civil rights authorities to avoid a full-scale takeover of the department. a person would be appointed by a judge and paid by the city. both sides can claim a partial victory. >> reporter: the plaintiffs will now have someone within the department answerable to the court to make sure that changes are made. if they aren't made, they can go to the court and ask for changes in the police chief and the command staff. the city gets to hold onto its popular police chief and another shot at making things good with the plaintiffs. what they avoid is a complete federal takeover, an embarrassment for the city and could also lead to a judge telling them they don't have enough cops
he believes he is a victim of government conspiracy. >> the story has to get out. i have documentation that proves the intense corruption at all levels of the belizian government. now that i am safe, i can speak freely. >> he was arrested for entering guatemala illegally. he is facing deportation back to beliz. >>> oakland police have fended off the feds for now. the city cut a last-minute deal with civil rights authorities to avoid a full-scale takeover of the department....
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but drake's bay owner says the government is misrepresenting the law. and he filed a lawsuit against the government. >> we're not going to walk away. and instead. we have incredible community support. we're fighting for the community, employees, and our family against the federal bureaucracy. >> drake's bay accounts for 40% of the state oyster production. the department issued a statement today saying the secretary made his decision after careful consideration of law and policy. the department will carefully review the complaint and any related materials that may be filed. so it goes on. >> all right. we've got to keep an eye on the next system of storms. >> arrival of rain now. >> moisture in the north bay now, spots are getting rainfall now hitting the ground. here is a live view from our eeflt bay -- sutro camera. we've got live cameras ash around the bay area. we have moisture and there is moisture moving way up north or off shore about to push on shore. and to give you a view of the north bay now. you can see an area of hooks like impressivexba: ra
but drake's bay owner says the government is misrepresenting the law. and he filed a lawsuit against the government. >> we're not going to walk away. and instead. we have incredible community support. we're fighting for the community, employees, and our family against the federal bureaucracy. >> drake's bay accounts for 40% of the state oyster production. the department issued a statement today saying the secretary made his decision after careful consideration of law and policy. the...
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i have been continually harassed by the government. and they're attempted to discharge me with every fine. i have documentations and -- to get it and -- . >> mcafee illegally crossed into guatemala with his fiance and two journalists. he's hired a lawyer. >>> lance armstrong will hold on to his bronze medal from the 2000 sidney games for now. the international olympic committee postponed -- and they stripped four of their medals first athens olympics. they were disqualified after the doping samples came back positive. >>> today, a federal appeals court won't stop a decision to put the large images on all cigarette packages. the appeal asked for a full quarter panel to revisit the case. some of the nation's largest tobacco companies sued to block the mandate, claiming the images and stories of the smokers report true. the government argues the antismoking campaign is factual. >>> like grading your home can make the holidays merry and dangerous. each year, thousands of consumers are injured. millions of dollars in property loss reported
i have been continually harassed by the government. and they're attempted to discharge me with every fine. i have documentations and -- to get it and -- . >> mcafee illegally crossed into guatemala with his fiance and two journalists. he's hired a lawyer. >>> lance armstrong will hold on to his bronze medal from the 2000 sidney games for now. the international olympic committee postponed -- and they stripped four of their medals first athens olympics. they were disqualified after...
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. >>> the government is sounding the alarm about something that affects millions of openeder americans, reverse mortgages. abc learns has learned that there is a growing concern over these and federal government may be taking action. >> this is the agreement. >> the family home, dream and nest egg for jim and linda mcmahon until it had to be sold to pay a reverse mortgaged as soon as her husband died. >> i get a letter. sorry to hear about your husband passing away. >> it's an immediate cash payment in exchange for future equity. but only people 62 and older qualify. linda was too young to be on the mortgage. so when her older husband died she lost everything. it's only one danger inherent in the reverse mortgage. >> critics say the tv commercials prey to vulnerable senior seniors and they are warning it's not free money. >> they are not being told about the downside. >> right now in america, 57,000 seniors in reverse mortgages are in danger of losing their homes. nearly 10% forecast rate, four times higher than traditional mortgages. the department of housing and you urban development
. >>> the government is sounding the alarm about something that affects millions of openeder americans, reverse mortgages. abc learns has learned that there is a growing concern over these and federal government may be taking action. >> this is the agreement. >> the family home, dream and nest egg for jim and linda mcmahon until it had to be sold to pay a reverse mortgaged as soon as her husband died. >> i get a letter. sorry to hear about your husband passing away....
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and i know there are some individuals that don't trust government. who don't trust law enforcement. and i don't know how we can ever convince them. >> the public protection committee is expected to hold a committee on the drone issue in january. if the committee approves it it will go to the board of officials for final approval. >> john mcafee has a new tactic to evade police in balize. he wants asylum in guatemala. the software tycoon surfaced in guatemala today. he fled balize where he's wanted for murder. mcafee says he hired guatemala's former attorney general to petition the country's government to allow him to stay. >>> in oakland city hall hundreds of people are lined up in the city council chambers to way in on a battle that's been brewing for a while now. cbs 5 reporter christin ayers shows us it has to do with people and their pets. >> reporter: in dog years it's a lifetime. 14 years since neighbors have been well, dog fighting over this small stretch of grass along lake merit. >> i call it a pitch fork battle. it's very contentious. >> nowhere are dogs allowed to run off
and i know there are some individuals that don't trust government. who don't trust law enforcement. and i don't know how we can ever convince them. >> the public protection committee is expected to hold a committee on the drone issue in january. if the committee approves it it will go to the board of officials for final approval. >> john mcafee has a new tactic to evade police in balize. he wants asylum in guatemala. the software tycoon surfaced in guatemala today. he fled balize...
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i have documentation that proves the intense corruption at all levels of the belize government. now that i'm in a safe place i can speak freely. >> mcafee's arrest was for entering guatemala illegally. he could face deportation back to belize. >> that is kuwait a story. >> bizarre. >> i guess. >> that's quite a story. >> bizarre. >> i guess. >>> state lawmakers get a great deal on improvements to cars they now own, new tires, gps upgrades. guess what. you paid for it. >> and glittering black marble. images of the earth like you have never seen before. coming your way. ,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, rock using cloud- free night new weather >>> this is earth after hours in a big way. nasa constructed throbbing at our little rock here using cloud-free night images from a new weather satellite. it is our best look yet at what our planet looks like with all the lights turned on there. check it out. as one scientist put it, unlike humans, the earth never sleeps. >> that's a cool image. >> beautiful. >>> now what sells cool? >> i'm not going there. [ laughter ] >> lawrence! >> look who never sleep
i have documentation that proves the intense corruption at all levels of the belize government. now that i'm in a safe place i can speak freely. >> mcafee's arrest was for entering guatemala illegally. he could face deportation back to belize. >> that is kuwait a story. >> bizarre. >> i guess. >> that's quite a story. >> bizarre. >> i guess. >>> state lawmakers get a great deal on improvements to cars they now own, new tires, gps upgrades....
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. >> reporter: the doctor doesn't treat the govern, but he says brown will have radiation daily. >> monday through friday each day for about 10 minutes a day. the treatments are painless. he comes in, lays on the table, gets a treat, he doesn't feel anything from it. it doesn't slow him down. >> reporter: in 2011, the governor had skin cancer removed from his nose. but that has no impact on this prostate cancer. >> reporter: no side effects are expected from the treatment, and the governor plans to keep up a full schedule. of the therapy is expected to know completed by the end of the first week in january. >> the >> the next 48 hours are crucial in the ongoing fiscal cliff talk because president obama won't consider gop cuts to entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid until republicans agree to raise income taxes on people making $250,000 or more a year. one thing both sides agree on, there's a long way to go for a deal can be reached. >> there were some offers exchanged yesterday. and the president and i have pretty frank conversations about how far apart we are. >> there is no in
. >> reporter: the doctor doesn't treat the govern, but he says brown will have radiation daily. >> monday through friday each day for about 10 minutes a day. the treatments are painless. he comes in, lays on the table, gets a treat, he doesn't feel anything from it. it doesn't slow him down. >> reporter: in 2011, the governor had skin cancer removed from his nose. but that has no impact on this prostate cancer. >> reporter: no side effects are expected from the...
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the nigerian government needs to get to the root cause. >> george: terrific. great to have you back on the broadcast. >> thank you very much. good to be here. >> wendy: the united nations general assembly voted overwhelming to recognize the palestinian authority as a non-member state. some say the vote could put even more obstacles between israel and the p.a. and hinder further peace talks. here is chris mitchell from jerusalem. >> reporter: the historic vote passed overwhelming, 138 in favor, and 48 abtentions and nine against. they said they would accept nothing less than an independent state with east jerusalem as its capital. >> this time we're determined to go. nothing is going to shake us. the train has left the station. there is no way we be can deterred. we can be frightened, we can be pushed around -- i think this determination has become greater now. >> reporter: palestinians in the west bank celebrated the vote. and palestinians also celebrated in hamas-controlled gaza. >> it is a wonderful feeling, it is amazing. god willing, unity fatah and hamas
the nigerian government needs to get to the root cause. >> george: terrific. great to have you back on the broadcast. >> thank you very much. good to be here. >> wendy: the united nations general assembly voted overwhelming to recognize the palestinian authority as a non-member state. some say the vote could put even more obstacles between israel and the p.a. and hinder further peace talks. here is chris mitchell from jerusalem. >> reporter: the historic vote passed...
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the government sounding the alarment tonight about something that affects millions of older americans. you may have seen commercials calling for a reverse mortgage. but tonight, abc news has learned there's growing concern and the government may be ready to take as. here's abc's senior national correspondent jim avila. >> it was -- this was our dream. >> reporter: the family home, dream and nest egg for wisconsin's linda and jim mcmahon. until it had to be sold out from under linda to pay back a reverse mortgage as soon as her husband died. >> i get a letter, sorry to hear about your husband passing away. buy the house or move out. >> reporter: reverse mortgages give homeowners an immediate cash payment in exchange for future equity. allowing them to stay in the house until death. but only people 62 and older quali qualify. linda was too young to be on the mortgage, so, when her older husband died, she lost everything. it's only one danger inherent in the reverse mortgage. >> hi, i'm fred thompson. >> hi, i'm henry winniklewinkle. >> reporter: critics say the commercials prey on vulne
the government sounding the alarment tonight about something that affects millions of older americans. you may have seen commercials calling for a reverse mortgage. but tonight, abc news has learned there's growing concern and the government may be ready to take as. here's abc's senior national correspondent jim avila. >> it was -- this was our dream. >> reporter: the family home, dream and nest egg for wisconsin's linda and jim mcmahon. until it had to be sold out from under linda...
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he will not tolerate anybody working to overthrow the government. but this is just in and it came from the end of the speech. the egyptian president mohamed morsi has called for a national dialogue meeting the day after tomorrow. friday is the day of prayers. saturday like the first day of the workweek, that is going to be the day where they call for national dialogue. they are trying to get the two sides together to come to agreements. he says this dialogue will cover the fate of the upper house of parliament. it will cover election law and a political road map. here is the main thing. president morsi says he will form a new assembly to write a new constitution if the current draft constitution is rejected. so what do we have here? this is a man from it is muslim brotherhood dually elected in a democratic process. he came into government with branches much like we have here. with checks and balances. he said to the checks and the balances, never you mind. i am going to run things, and i am not subject to your judicial review, and you people over he
he will not tolerate anybody working to overthrow the government. but this is just in and it came from the end of the speech. the egyptian president mohamed morsi has called for a national dialogue meeting the day after tomorrow. friday is the day of prayers. saturday like the first day of the workweek, that is going to be the day where they call for national dialogue. they are trying to get the two sides together to come to agreements. he says this dialogue will cover the fate of the upper...
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that means if you meet the income qualifications the government must give you the money whether the government has any money to give you or not. if they don't they have to borrow it. >> that's right spending on food stamps which hit nearly $75 billion in fiscal year 2012 is currently nonnegotiable. it is exempt from sequestration should it quick in. it is not on the table as part of the efforts to negotiate closing the growing gap between revenue and spending. the u.s. department of agriculture which administers the program said quote the increase in precipitation during the 2008 to 10 period economic decline which included the recent recession was consistent with the increase during previous periods of economic decline. as the unemployment rate slowly drops the number of those participating in snap continues to rise. skeptics go to one key factor. >> a lot of people don't realize one of the provisions in the 2009 economic stimulus bill was to essentially ee sris rate all of the requirements for food stamps. today in most states there's no requirement in exchange for the work benefits. >> it h
that means if you meet the income qualifications the government must give you the money whether the government has any money to give you or not. if they don't they have to borrow it. >> that's right spending on food stamps which hit nearly $75 billion in fiscal year 2012 is currently nonnegotiable. it is exempt from sequestration should it quick in. it is not on the table as part of the efforts to negotiate closing the growing gap between revenue and spending. the u.s. department of...
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and officials believe pressure on the current government is mounting. opposition is making tactical gains that could trigger a shift in the conflict. the state department believes the conflict is growing closer to assad and is looking into reports that assad's men are looking for a place to go into exile. >> tahman bradley, live in washington. thanks, tahman. >>> we also have breaking news this morning from egypt. deadly clashes between opponents and supporters of egypt's new president. at least five people were killed. almost 500 injured overnight in violence that raged around the egyptian presidential palace. opponents of president mohammed morsi are angry over his power grab last month. and a new constitution that was drafted by morsi's allies. >>> we turn to the latest on software mogul john mcafee. he was arrested last night in guatemala for entering the country illegally. now, officials there might send him back to belize, the place he was running from. mcafee vanished in belize after his neighbor was found dead. in an exclusive interview, he deni
and officials believe pressure on the current government is mounting. opposition is making tactical gains that could trigger a shift in the conflict. the state department believes the conflict is growing closer to assad and is looking into reports that assad's men are looking for a place to go into exile. >> tahman bradley, live in washington. thanks, tahman. >>> we also have breaking news this morning from egypt. deadly clashes between opponents and supporters of egypt's new...
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the government had asked for that suit to be thrown out. the requirement does not take effect until just over a year from now. so the bottom line is, look, the health care law will come into effect. government says look we'll make exemptions for religious folks don't want to provide birth control because of their religious reason. they're saying look, this lawsuit is premature we are not yet done defining exemptions give us time. but the -- some of the church groups are saying, wait a minute. no. we don't trust that word. want to take action now. in new york, the biggest archdiocese says this will cost $200 million a year if it goes through. so, again-- what the exemptions are not yet clear. but, the church groups don't want to waste or don't trust the government. that's what all the legal haggling, and dozens of suits around the country. that's it in a nutshell. >> the fbi says two personal computers belonging to a former top military adviser have been hacked. the attack targeted mike mullen former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. of
the government had asked for that suit to be thrown out. the requirement does not take effect until just over a year from now. so the bottom line is, look, the health care law will come into effect. government says look we'll make exemptions for religious folks don't want to provide birth control because of their religious reason. they're saying look, this lawsuit is premature we are not yet done defining exemptions give us time. but the -- some of the church groups are saying, wait a minute....
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government to not let the u.n. have control over the internet three hundred ninety seven votes against zero but you know some people are saying that while congress is saying oh we just want to make sure the internet is free their excuse is you know the internet has to be free from government control critics are saying let's look at the bigger picture it's quite likely that congress is more interested in not letting any sort of international body get involved in something that it could have power by itself at home and the i to you has been saying to the u.s. relax this is really something that we're just a u.n. body we can't really have power over it what goes in the in the united states but congress has definitely been taking these precautionary measures and making sure that the u.s. president really hears that this is something that they don't want by any means while honest. congress has made it here in the u.s. has made cyber security a top priority attempting to pass through legislation to regulate the internet.
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it permits a person aggrieved by the government to challenge the government in a court. the new constitution would not permit that, which is a reason why the judges went on strike because they would be just functionaries deciding civil lawsuits and they could not interfere with extra constitutional behavior on the part of the government if the new constitution becomes law. it was also written by a legislature they have declared was unlawfully elected and not written by the constitutional committee that the present constitution says these write a new constitution. >>shepard: it is not an easy process, the exercise of democracy but at least until the point where he sicks the military on his people, something is, withing. >>judge napolitano: people are happy he is there. he was popularly elected. it was not close. he won a substantial victory. if the military shoots anyone, that changes. president mubarak was tried, prosecuted and acquitted using the military to kill people. president morsi has ordered him tried again and again until he is convicted, the same thing that pre
it permits a person aggrieved by the government to challenge the government in a court. the new constitution would not permit that, which is a reason why the judges went on strike because they would be just functionaries deciding civil lawsuits and they could not interfere with extra constitutional behavior on the part of the government if the new constitution becomes law. it was also written by a legislature they have declared was unlawfully elected and not written by the constitutional...
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the government struggled to fill that hole. the lesson here is that tax changes create huge spikes and crashes in revenue. now if governments understood this, we could plan for it but so far, brian, there is no evidence that governments, either state or federal, have learned this lesson. >> why is this so hard for us to figure out? you just laid it out. we've been here before. >> we've been here before. we've been here every decade we get to this point where we have this sudden artificial explosion in revenues whether from the market or tax havens. when governments get money they like to spend it. they like to pretend it is the new normal and they can budget along those lines but the temptation is to spend that money and budget around it. then suddenly we have 2013. >> remember world war i? >> i do remember. that was a rough time. >> they said there will never be another war like that? what happened, like 22 years later? we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes. >> we'll have this interview. we can go back next year and say we
the government struggled to fill that hole. the lesson here is that tax changes create huge spikes and crashes in revenue. now if governments understood this, we could plan for it but so far, brian, there is no evidence that governments, either state or federal, have learned this lesson. >> why is this so hard for us to figure out? you just laid it out. we've been here before. >> we've been here before. we've been here every decade we get to this point where we have this sudden...
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the federal government's budget deficit grew more than expected in november, pushed higher by a calendar quirk that pulled roughly $33 billion in benefit payments from december. >>> guatemala is deporting john mcafee to the united states. they have escorted mcafee is the gaut maul lap city airport. he was jailed for crossing the borderism legally. he entered guatemala seeking political asylum from belize where he is wanted for questioning in the murder of his neighbor. >>> a report from mastercard advisors and wells fargo showed shoppers spent 5.2% more at small retailers than they did the same time last year. that's the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. liz: the federal reserve expanding its bond buying program, announcing plans to purchase $45 billion in long-term treasurys while continuing to buy about $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities each and every month. david: but will the fed's new plans spur economic growth? joining us is alan blinder, former federal reserve vice chairman and he is now at the woodrow wilson school. thanks for coming i
the federal government's budget deficit grew more than expected in november, pushed higher by a calendar quirk that pulled roughly $33 billion in benefit payments from december. >>> guatemala is deporting john mcafee to the united states. they have escorted mcafee is the gaut maul lap city airport. he was jailed for crossing the borderism legally. he entered guatemala seeking political asylum from belize where he is wanted for questioning in the murder of his neighbor. >>> a...
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people have no doubt in their minds about the lengths to which this government -- the assad government will go to stay in power. one rebel commander, we were speaking to yesterday, was saying if you look at how gradually the government has increase the its use of force, starting with bullets, then moving on to artillery mortar fire and moving on to aircraft, they feel as if the next step would, yes, be the use of chemical weapons. >> this might be a very difficult question to answer, arwa, but you're on the ground there, and you see these small pockets and these sleess of life here. do you have any sense of a big picture of who is actually winning in this civil war? are the rebels doing any better than they were, weeks or months ago? >> they most definitely are gaining ground and significant ground. if we compare the situation now to, say, just a few months ago there are areas of aleppo that one could not have even fathomed going into. when it comes to the city of aleppo itself, they are able to hold certain frontlines, and that most certainly is an incredible development given that th
people have no doubt in their minds about the lengths to which this government -- the assad government will go to stay in power. one rebel commander, we were speaking to yesterday, was saying if you look at how gradually the government has increase the its use of force, starting with bullets, then moving on to artillery mortar fire and moving on to aircraft, they feel as if the next step would, yes, be the use of chemical weapons. >> this might be a very difficult question to answer,...
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it's campaigning to govern, saying when the campaign is over you hit the road and start campaigning on policy. >> reporter: how do americans feel about it? in a new poll out today, it shows that nearly twice as many americans approve of the job the president is doing and that's in comparison to the republicans. 49% of americans approve of mr. obama versus 25% of americans who approve of speaker john boehner. the poll points out that the president must be better able to highlight his efforts in the media more effectively. grace lee, cbs 5. >>> the federal reserve is prepared to keep spending on $85 billion a month to keep long-term interest rates near record lows. it's going to continue spending $45 billion a month in treasury notes and $40 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities. the hope is to also help the job market improve. the feds' announcement didn't do much to help on wall street today. the dow lost 3 points while the nasdaq fell 8, the s&p 500 did edge up a fraction of a point. >>> usps is leaving some of its customers hanging. same day deliveries were supposed to start
it's campaigning to govern, saying when the campaign is over you hit the road and start campaigning on policy. >> reporter: how do americans feel about it? in a new poll out today, it shows that nearly twice as many americans approve of the job the president is doing and that's in comparison to the republicans. 49% of americans approve of mr. obama versus 25% of americans who approve of speaker john boehner. the poll points out that the president must be better able to highlight his...
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the biggest stakeholders in this are not just advertisers but the government. if you think of this, i look at it from my farmer -- former background, if i can pick up on key words you say i don't have to build it, i don't build the telephone system or the internet but just have input with a court order i can listen in. not saying that is how it is going but once that is there, you have the ability to do that. >>trace: they know if you are exercising, eating, singing, laughing. this is something where you have to opt in, but sometimes they put this in the small print and sometimes they sell it to you as a brand new feature so this is going to be in a lot more house homes than people realize, right? >>guest: there is an old joke only a lawyer can write a 100 page document and call it a "brief." i am not a lawyer and do not understand what is in the fine print of these, but buyer beware. you have to know what you are getting into and one thing, my biggest concern, i have young, my children are grown but when they were young, would i want them listening in on someo
the biggest stakeholders in this are not just advertisers but the government. if you think of this, i look at it from my farmer -- former background, if i can pick up on key words you say i don't have to build it, i don't build the telephone system or the internet but just have input with a court order i can listen in. not saying that is how it is going but once that is there, you have the ability to do that. >>trace: they know if you are exercising, eating, singing, laughing. this is...
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that's why every government, the americans, the germans, our own government have rules. you do not let civilians go down there in winter because if something happens it will be an embarrassment to the government. >> after four years he got permission, and a ship is on its way. he'll join it in south africa, and there's one thing he's looking forward to before he sets off and that is a long, hot, soapy bath. it will be his last for six months. erin. >> now the fifth story. jersey shore meets fiscal cliff. chris christie was at the white house and on capitol hill today asking for more federal funding for the sfotorm ravaged state. a republican is asking for more money from washington, as republicans slam the president for additional spending is, well, perhaps problematic. democratic senator chuck schumer whose own home state of new york was hard-hit pointed out the irony of christie's request today saying it doesn't come at an opportune time of the fiscal cliff, both the talks and the fact we're short on money. will it hurt his party or not? roland martin joins me. good to
that's why every government, the americans, the germans, our own government have rules. you do not let civilians go down there in winter because if something happens it will be an embarrassment to the government. >> after four years he got permission, and a ship is on its way. he'll join it in south africa, and there's one thing he's looking forward to before he sets off and that is a long, hot, soapy bath. it will be his last for six months. erin. >> now the fifth story. jersey...
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we're keeping them honest, keeping government accountable. tonight we're going to show you you a place it's so horrific, it's hard to believe it exists. it's a concentration camp. this concentration camp is in north korea a country that is right now publicly celebrating the launch of a missile, a missile that has much of the media talking. >> after four successful failures north korea shocked the world with this launch. nuclear warheads to the west coast of the united states. >> these images showed people celebrating in north korea. tonight there are signs that the north korea people not totally in control of the device. >> but tonight on north korean tv, the anchor was excited. pyongyang spent more than a million dollars this year alone. while much of the world is talking about missiles, there is a crime against humanity occurring in that country, a crime that receives very little attention. as i said, some 150,000 people are believed to be doing hard labor, on the brink of starvation. tp doesn't just house those accused of political harm. i
we're keeping them honest, keeping government accountable. tonight we're going to show you you a place it's so horrific, it's hard to believe it exists. it's a concentration camp. this concentration camp is in north korea a country that is right now publicly celebrating the launch of a missile, a missile that has much of the media talking. >> after four successful failures north korea shocked the world with this launch. nuclear warheads to the west coast of the united states. >>...
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he traveled to the area hamas has governed since 2007. the hamas leader called for the freedom of palestine, and said they wouldn't give up. the u.s. has listed him as a terrorist since 2003. >>> and secretary of state, hillary clinton, the violence is only getting worse there. more than 40,000 lives have been lost. cnn's arwa damon has more on the latest, just how bad things are getting for locals who are still trying to live their lives in the middle of a war zone. >> reporter: it is hard to fully absorb the scale of the devastation here, how entire buildings seem to have folded down upon themselves. and then one continues to see traces of the lives of the civilians that called these buildings home, like the clothing that is just hanging right there. or children's books, like this one, the pages of it that we picked up from the rubble. but this conflict can be surreal. just a couple of blocks away, the local barber shop is open, as are a handful of other stores. women crowd around us, eager to talk but not be filmed. both sides have hur
he traveled to the area hamas has governed since 2007. the hamas leader called for the freedom of palestine, and said they wouldn't give up. the u.s. has listed him as a terrorist since 2003. >>> and secretary of state, hillary clinton, the violence is only getting worse there. more than 40,000 lives have been lost. cnn's arwa damon has more on the latest, just how bad things are getting for locals who are still trying to live their lives in the middle of a war zone. >> reporter:...
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but a north korean government-run tv, the news anchor was giddy with excitement. keeping them honest. pyongyang reportedly spent more than $1 billion on their missile program this year alone, money they could feed a lot of hungry, starving people in north korea. but while much of the world is talking about missiles tonight, there is a crime against humety occurring in that country. a crime that receives very little attention. as i said, some 150,000 people are believed to be doing hard labor on the brink of starvation, in a network of hidden gulags. it doesn't house just those who have been accused of political crimes, however. these prisons house their entire families, grandparents, parents, children. it's a system called three generations of punishment. imagine if you were accused of a crime and sent to a concentration camp. but to truly punish you, they would send your parents and your children. three generations of your family simply disappeared. the most notorious of these prison camps is called camp 14. we know about it because of a man shin dong-hyuk. i ori
but a north korean government-run tv, the news anchor was giddy with excitement. keeping them honest. pyongyang reportedly spent more than $1 billion on their missile program this year alone, money they could feed a lot of hungry, starving people in north korea. but while much of the world is talking about missiles tonight, there is a crime against humety occurring in that country. a crime that receives very little attention. as i said, some 150,000 people are believed to be doing hard labor on...
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president obama also told a group of ceos, he won't republicans inject the threat of a government default into the current negotiations. >> that is a bad strategy for america. it is a bad strategy for your businesses, and it is not a game that i will play. >> in spite of the rhetoric, president obama and house speaker john boehner did speak by phone today for the first time in days. neither side is revealing what they discussed. >>> on wall street, stocks ended mixed with a fiscal cliff. the dow industrials gained 82 points amid optimism about a deal in washington perhaps in the next week. the tech heavy nasdaq fell 22 led lower by apple. its shares were 6% lower. apple's largest loss in a year. apple shares lost $37 to close at 538 and change. still apple stock is up more than $100 since the start of the year. >>> meantime, citigroup announced plans to cut 11,000 jobs, or 4% of its workforce. the company says the cuts will save more than $1 billion a year. the bulk of the jobs are in global operations. it is unclear how many jobs will be lost here in the united states. >>> i already calc
president obama also told a group of ceos, he won't republicans inject the threat of a government default into the current negotiations. >> that is a bad strategy for america. it is a bad strategy for your businesses, and it is not a game that i will play. >> in spite of the rhetoric, president obama and house speaker john boehner did speak by phone today for the first time in days. neither side is revealing what they discussed. >>> on wall street, stocks ended mixed with a...
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. >> if you read my blog for seven months i have been speaking out against the government openly, angrily. i am a thorn in their side and they want to shut me up. now they can't shut me up. >> it is unclear what if anything will happen now that he is in the states. the u.s. attorney's office and marshals office does not know what will happen. >>> a murder pluses with justin bieber was foiled when they tuck a wrong person. dana martin a convicted killer imprisoned in new mexico. martin has an image of bieber on his leg and plotted to kill him after his attempts to contact the singer failed. his so-called hit men were on the way to new york to kill bieber when they missed their exit. they were stopped by border patrol agents in canada. >>> an offensive restaurant raw seat may result in a lawsuit. three women were outraged after discovering the words "fat girls" at the top of their check. the restaurant's bartender typed it in to help identify the table. the women say they now have an attorney and are considering a suit. legal experts say it may be a tough case to win because being over wait
. >> if you read my blog for seven months i have been speaking out against the government openly, angrily. i am a thorn in their side and they want to shut me up. now they can't shut me up. >> it is unclear what if anything will happen now that he is in the states. the u.s. attorney's office and marshals office does not know what will happen. >>> a murder pluses with justin bieber was foiled when they tuck a wrong person. dana martin a convicted killer imprisoned in new...
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. >> if you read my blog for seven months i have been speaking out against the government openly, angrily. i am a thorn in their side and they want to shut me up. now they can't shut me up. >> it is unclear what if anything will happen now that he is in the states. the u.s. attorney's office and marshals office does not know what will happen. >>> a murder pluses with justin bieber was foiled when they tuck a wrong person. dana martin a convicted killer imprisoned in new mexico. martin has an image of bieber on his leg and plotted to kill him after his attempts to contact the singer failed. his so-called hit men were on the way to new york to kill bieber when they missed their exit. they were stopped by border patrol agents in canada. >>> an offensive restaurant raw seat may result in a lawsuit. three women were outraged after discovering the words "fat girls" at the top of their check. the restaurant's bartender typed it in to help identify the table. the women say they now have an attorney and are considering a suit. legal experts say it may be a tough case to win because being over wait
. >> if you read my blog for seven months i have been speaking out against the government openly, angrily. i am a thorn in their side and they want to shut me up. now they can't shut me up. >> it is unclear what if anything will happen now that he is in the states. the u.s. attorney's office and marshals office does not know what will happen. >>> a murder pluses with justin bieber was foiled when they tuck a wrong person. dana martin a convicted killer imprisoned in new...
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looks like the italian government is going to survive. you see italian stocks were down throughout the day. the problem about this, the structure of italian politics makes the country ungovernable. brian, there's 12 political parties in the chamber of deputies. that's the lower house. you get coalitions together and they routinely topple the governments. this has been a problem since world war ii. they've got to gig ofigure out better way to govern the country. >>> we've got huge volume today on apple. it will do 40 million shares, probably twice normal. it went positive earlier in the day on that very good news about doing some production of the mac in the u.s. >> they've got too many and maybe we have too few. somewhere in the middle is the answer. bob pisani, thank you. >>> your top stock story today is -- what else -- apple. it is making a small comeback after hitting a nine-month low earlier today but it's been a run to forget for one of the most owned stocks in the world. it's down 7% over the past week. here's your headline of the
looks like the italian government is going to survive. you see italian stocks were down throughout the day. the problem about this, the structure of italian politics makes the country ungovernable. brian, there's 12 political parties in the chamber of deputies. that's the lower house. you get coalitions together and they routinely topple the governments. this has been a problem since world war ii. they've got to gig ofigure out better way to govern the country. >>> we've got huge...
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. >> reporter: the big question still what will the federal government do. pot still illegal federally burning here and soon in colorado. >> so miguel, you just mentioned that there could be this boom in tax revenue if they tax it at 25%. i don't understand how that will work because today you can't buy it, you can't sell it and you can't grow it legally. how can you tax it? >> reporter: that's the huge piece that needs to be worked out by the washington state bureau of liquor that's going to run all of this just like they regulate liquor sales, they're going to regulate marijuana sales. they're going to license and tax the growing, the processing and retail sales for all marijuana all at 25% plus fees for every individual that goes into those various businesses. they project that in the first five years nearly $2 billion from this program alone. >> and then this is not the only state because during this federal election there were two states that ended up on positive end of legalizing recreational marijuana. the other one being colorado. why do we not see a
. >> reporter: the big question still what will the federal government do. pot still illegal federally burning here and soon in colorado. >> so miguel, you just mentioned that there could be this boom in tax revenue if they tax it at 25%. i don't understand how that will work because today you can't buy it, you can't sell it and you can't grow it legally. how can you tax it? >> reporter: that's the huge piece that needs to be worked out by the washington state bureau of liquor...
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. >> if you read my blog for seven months i have been speaking out against the government openly, angrily. i am a thorn in their side and they want to shut me up. now they can't shut me up. >> it is unclear what if anything will happen now that he is in the states. the u.s. attorney's office and marshals office does not know what will happen. >>> a murder pluses with justin bieber was foiled when they tuck a wrong person. dana martin a convicted killer imprisoned in new mexico. martin has an image of bieber on his leg and plotted to kill him after his attempts to contact the singer failed. his so-called hit men were on the way to new york to kill bieber when they missed their exit. they were stopped by border patrol agents in canada. >>> an offensive restaurant raw seat may result in a lawsuit. three women were outraged after discovering the words "fat girls" at the top of their check. the restaurant's bartender typed it in to help identify the table. the women say they now have an attorney and are considering a suit. legal experts say it may be a tough case to win because being over wait
. >> if you read my blog for seven months i have been speaking out against the government openly, angrily. i am a thorn in their side and they want to shut me up. now they can't shut me up. >> it is unclear what if anything will happen now that he is in the states. the u.s. attorney's office and marshals office does not know what will happen. >>> a murder pluses with justin bieber was foiled when they tuck a wrong person. dana martin a convicted killer imprisoned in new...
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a government doctor who examined him agreed saying his heart rhythm and blood pressure were normal. mcafee arriving in guatemala after refusing to speak to authorities in belize about the shooting death of his neighbor. he thinks the murder is a home invasion gone wrong and he says he thinks the belize government wants to kill him. >> it's a convenient thing for him. the next door neighbor got killed now we can do something. we can get him. >> reporter: the belize police deny they want to kill him calling him bonkers. in miami, phil keating, fox news. >>> a stretch of highway 1 is still closed and will remain closed at least until tomorrow at noon. traffic is barred for about 5 miles between jenner and timber cove. detours are in place. >>> low clouds and fog are trying to form out there right now. the temperatures are dropping. the forecast overnight lows are in the upper 30s and low 40s. coincidentally dewpoint temperatures are in the low 40s. most areas like napa. vallejo, concord, you're going to hit your dewpoint temperature. if you haven't hit it yesterday you will shortly. wh
a government doctor who examined him agreed saying his heart rhythm and blood pressure were normal. mcafee arriving in guatemala after refusing to speak to authorities in belize about the shooting death of his neighbor. he thinks the murder is a home invasion gone wrong and he says he thinks the belize government wants to kill him. >> it's a convenient thing for him. the next door neighbor got killed now we can do something. we can get him. >> reporter: the belize police deny they...